Saturday, October 17, 2015

Welcome to Claymont,
the small town with a big spirit, nestled in the surrounding Black Ridge
Mountains. At the heart of Claymont is Mercy's Shelter for Abused Women,
providing warmth and safety for the lost and beaten souls that run to her
doorstep.

Over 315,000 Words - 4
full length novels which together have accumulated over 150 4+ star ratings

Saving Ella

Book One --- The protection every
child is owed was lost on Ella Munroe. Her tiny body was beaten, bruised, cut
and bloodied. And the thing about pain, it demands to be felt. As a young
woman, Ella decided to run from the pain, and after years of living on the
streets, her tired feet took her right to the doorstep of Mercy's Shelter.
Taking a chance on warmth from the snow, the shelter offered her much more than
a bed and shower. Jaxon Carter was a giant of a man with an even bigger heart,
and he would be damned if he would allow Ella to run any longer.

Fighting Back – Best
Seller

Book Two --- Rebecca Donovan was
missing intimacy, but no matter how much she longed for a man to warm her bed
and heart, she would not give Charlie Cole a second chance. Not until a masked
intruder took away her independence and threatened not only her life, but her
very sanity.

Tortured Soul – Best
Seller

Book Three --- Emily Donovan didn't know
love, she didn't know gentle and her future wasn't hers to own. Because HE
owned her. There is only so much one soul can take before it is broken beyond
repair and she had reached that milestone long ago. There was only one man who
could keep Em' safe, but even Braiden Montgomery had doubts as to whether he
could repair the damaged soul inside the woman.

Mother’s Love

Book Four --- Annie Lonergan had
lived through hell, she survived, now it was back, and this time it wanted her
son. After spending far too long cowering in fear, Annie is no longer the timid
little flower she once was, and with the fiercely handsome Dillon Montgomery
determined to take his place in her life, Annie swore she would do whatever it
took to hold on to her new home, and protect what was hers. How far would you
go to protect your child?

Kirsty Dallas grew up
on the beaches of North Queensland, Australia before migrating south to the
iconic Gold Coast in 1995.

There, she traded the
ocean and her bathers for pajama's and a computer when she embarked on writing
professionally in 2012.

Since then she has
developed a wicked computer tan that would put Casper the Ghost to shame, and
has highly toned her skills in describing the outside world…WITHOUT EVER GOING
THERE!

She writes comedy,
contemporary and dystopian romance, and has a closet horror fetish,
Leatherface...*shivers*, which has seen her embark on joint projects in the
literary and film world with Australian Director and screenwriter, Chris Sun.

Kirsty is now a
best-selling and award winning author who loves to hear from other literary
enthusiasts, so feel free to stalk any of her social media pages.

Morgana Drake has some problems in her life. She has a boss she hates but can’t stop fantasizing about him. As she puts her focus into getting into the company’s Executive Development Program she finds only one thing standing in her way, you guessed it – her boss, Henrik Payne.

Henrik Payne is very serious about his job. He has worked hard for over ten years to become VP of Sales and Marketing and make Mimir the third largest online retailer. He has rules he follows to make sure the company and his life run smoothly.
So, why does he keep breaking all his rules?

Morgana Drake has had a taste of Payne and finds she likes it in more ways than one, but she still has a few problems.

Henrik Payne knows what he has to do. In the process he realizes he is too selfish for his own good, and the good of others. He’s also discovers his rules suck balls. He has made a new list.

Henrik and Morgana have gotten caught. Now what?
Do they get fired? Do they stay together? Where does cake fall in all of this? Read this and find out!

THE PAYNE IN THE BLOG –
You have now read the Rules of Payne and Rules of Payne 2 and find an unusual craving for cake? It happens. But you also find out you want so much more. Things that were referenced in the Rules of Payne books, you have to know how it all went down. Well, you are in luck! Get the ‘behind the scenes’ so to speak with this collection of character blog posts. The very first post being the moment Morgana and Henrik first met!

The posts lead directly up to where the book begins. Here’s what Morgana has to say about it:

I love cake. Wait, wait, let me start again.... My Boss is an a**hole but mind numbingly gorgeous. That didn't sound right either. Scratch this (note to author – do not put this in the blurb).

My name is Morgana Drake, I write a blog. You may have heard of it, The Payne in the Blog (same as the title of this book, clever huh!). No? Oh well -- you will trust me! I may just be Mr. Henrik Payne’s assistant now, but soon I will be running the company.

How do I know? I can feel it in my bones. There is only one problem, my boss. They don’t just call him the Payne for nothing. He’s a jerk and I hate him! Then why do I keep fantasizing about him? Seriously, I think I need help.

Elizabeth Lynx is not a robot, that’s for sure. At least she says she’s not. She is also not a space alien. How do I know this, because she was born in Baltimore Maryland in the 1970’s when no one wanted to be in Baltimore Maryland so why would her parents say that if it weren't true. Of course she has had her suspicions growing up and is still in a continual search for evidence that backs up her space age theories.

To bide her time she writes about ‘normal’ people and their sexy romantic lives. Her husband chooses to put up with her theories and paranoid musings. Her two little boys help her see that perhaps she isn't an alien but more of a climbing rock. This theory is new, so she needs more time to develop it further.

Wallace Bryce Talbert
was dead. She stood next to him, and distantly, she was aware of the blood
spilling out, spreading to seep around her toes, sinking into the crack of her
feet.

They had hardwood
floors. She could mop. She should mop. Except it was a crime scene. You didn’t
just mop up a crime scene. There were procedures to follow and—her stomach
heaves suddenly, and she whirls, her foot sliding in the spreading blood as she
scrambles for the trash bin. She’s still in the dress she wore to their engagement
party, her hair half down, makeup smudged.

Hair falls in the
trashcan, and she gags as vomit catches in it.

She straightens slowly
and makes a face. Wonderful. There was now a dead body on the floor and vomit
in her hair. The night was definitely on a downward spiral.

There is a sharp knock
on the front door, but Charlie doesn't move to answer.

She shouldn't have
called Ella, but it happened before she could think, while Wallace was still
gasping, his eyes shocked and angry while she fumbled for her phone and stood
over him.

"Charlie?"

The voice breaks the
cocoon of distance, and she draws in a shuddering breath.

"Oh holy
fuck." EJ breathes the curse like a prayer and stumbles across the
room to grab Charlie, yanking her around. Her eyes and hands are frantic as she
looks over the other woman, and a hysterical giggle works it's way up
Charlie's throat and bubbles over.

EJ goes still and
watchful, her sharp blue eyes locked onto Charlie's. "Charlie, I need you
to focus on me. Tell me what happened."

But you can only manipulate your way out of so much, and the body count is
rising. When their past catches up, not even a pretty smile will get them out
of trouble this time.

Nazarea Andrews' Bio:

Nazarea Andrews (N to almost everyone) is an
avid reader and tends to write the stories she wants to read. Which means she
writes everything from zombies and dystopia to contemporary love stories. When
not writing, she can most often be found driving her kids to practice and
burning dinner while she reads, or binging watching TV shows on Netflix. N
loves chocolate, wine, and coffee almost as much as she loves books, but not
quite as much as she loves her kids. She lives in south Georgia with her
husband, daughters, spoiled cat and overgrown dog. She is the author of World
Without End series, Neverland Found, Edge of the Falls, and The University of
Branton Series. Stop by her twitter (@NazareaAndrews) and tell her what
fantastic book she should read next.

Alessa Trentini follows the rules, or so it seems on the outside. A certain Conti has always been able to sway her inner rebel and keep her out of trouble, but even Adriano won’t be able to get her out of her brother’s mess. In a war, no woman is safe if her hand in marriage can advance her family in the world of the mafia. But mistakes of the past have a way of slipping into the present and Alessa will soon learn that even the most shameful of secrets can get her everything she wants.

Adriano Conti’s loyalties are torn as he’s forced to stand at his father’s side while Riley uses his wife’s murder as a way to get higher. Blood comes first and then the Outfit. The one thing he doesn’t question in the war between the families is Alessa Trentini and even that doesn’t seem possible when he’s forced to watch Alessa be used as another man’s pawn. Adriano has his own role to play to get what he wants.

The families in the Outfit have never been more divided than they are now. Blood continues to spill as revenge takes center stage and more lives are lost. But every man in the family is fighting for something different and no one’s intentions can be trusted. Playing a dirty game might be the only way to stay alive.

ALSO IN THE CHICAGO WAR SERIES...

A life for a life. That’s the mafia way. Damian Rossi owes his life to a man who is ready to collect. That payment comes in the form of an arranged marriage to the daughter of another leading family in the Chicago Outfit. He’s ready to follow through, even if that means making sure Lily knows she’s his.

Lily DeLuca isn’t being given a choice. Forced home to marry a man she doesn’t know and back into a life she’d rather forget, her world is full of half-truths, buried pain, and uncertainty. But Damian is nothing like she expects. His motives aren’t clear. Her beliefs are being tested.

When it comes to this world, no man can be trusted. Someone is ready to flip the Chicago Outfit on its side all for the promise of something better. But no one runs a clean game and these men play for keeps. When blood begins to paint Chicago red, four families will be divided by loyalty, hatred, and revenge. There is no hiding. There is no safety.

Bethany-Kris is a Canadian author, lover of much, and mother to three young sons, one cat, and two dogs. A small town in Eastern Canada where she was born and raised is where she has always called home. With her boys under her feet, snuggling cat, barking dogs, and a hubby calling over his shoulder, she is nearly always writing something ... when she can find the time.

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Evan O’Reilly was used to fighting demons. A bounty
hunter for the underworld, he was always
precise. Efficient. Ruthless. But that was before h
e had to battle with his own.

Being a powerful deity had its advantages, and Alethia, goddess of wind and shadows, was thankful
she could watch over her friend completely undetected. That was, until his carelessness began to
garner the wrong kind of attention, leaving her no
choice but to step in.

Now, Evo is being hunted by his own kind, closely followed by a revenge-hungry demon. He is on the
run, and Alethia is running with him. While passion
ignites, and tension threatens to tear them apart,
they discover that there is something far more sinister after Evo’s soul. As Alethia fights for him, s
he
is forced to face an agonizing truth: to save him,
she may have to lose him forever.
A story about new love and sacrifice, Evo is the first book in the Divine Hunter World series of books
that focus on the much loved characters from the Divine Hunter series.

1. Anything you can tell us about
yourself that your readers may not know.

I once attended a party hosted by
Coldplay! My husband was booked by them to perform for their PA's leaving
party. The whole band were there as well as other celebs such as Mel C, Edith
Bowman, Ash and a few others. That was pretty cool.

2. How long have you been writing
and who influenced you?

I started writing around 10 years
ago, but wasn't even thinking about getting published or anything. Then it was
when I started to pen my debut novel, AWAKEN, that I decided I really wanted to
get my writing out there. It was the best decision I have ever made. One of my
favourite authors is Jeaniene Frost. I LOVE her Night Huntress series and it
was reading her books that inspired me to publish my writing. Also J.R. Ward is
a big inspiration for me.

3. What inspires you while you were
writing?

Honestly? Quiet. I love listening to
music and when I'm not writing, certain music fires my imagination. But when I
write, I love to close the door to my writing room and sit in the quiet.

4. One of your favorite quotes.

I love this one by JK Rowling from
Harry Potter:

"It does not do to dwell on
dreams and forget to live." - Albus Dumbledore

5. The gadget you can’t live without

My iPad. I definitely couldn't live
without it.

About The Author

L.J. Sealey was born and raised in a little Welsh town by the sea. It rains a lot, so she often has a
great excuse to sit at her writing desk and while a
way the hours at her laptop.
She still lives in N.Wales and when she’s not travelling around the country working with her husband
– who is a professional singer – or singing backup
vocals herself, she likes to read and watch her
favourite TV shows which normally includes plenty o
f CSI, The Vampire Diaries and endless amounts
of sitcoms.

Being addicted to reading about vampires, demons, shifters and angels, she has always had a thing
for all things paranormal and is a big sucker for impossible love stories. So it was inevitable that
when she started writing herself she would mix the
two together.

L.J. Sealey is the author of the paranormal romance series Divine Hunter.@LJ_Sealey #EVO #ReleaseDay

Thursday, October 15, 2015

My Soul To Keep

Kennedy Ryan

Coming November 16th

Cover by Hang Le

Synopsis

It seems the things worth keeping are often the hardest to hold...

KAI

I had two things in life that mattered. My mother and my music.
Mama was taken from me too soon, and now music is all I have left. It’s the thing that’s pushed me right out of backwoods Georgia into Los Angeles, where the line between fantasy and reality shimmers and blurs. I’m finally making my way, making my mark. I can’t afford to fall for one of music's brightest stars. Not now. Music is all I have left, and I’m holding on tight with both hands. I won’t let go, not even for Rhyson Gray.

RHYSON

I had one thing in my life that mattered – music. The only constant, it’s taken me to heights most people only dream about; a gift dropped in my lap at birth. I thought it was enough. I thought it was everything until I met Kai. Now she’s all I think about, like a song I can't get out of my head. If I have to chase her, if I have to give up everything - I will. And once she's mine, I won't let go.

Giveaway

About Kennedy Ryan

I just can't write about myself in third person for one more bio! I'm a wife, a mom, a writer, an advocate for families living with autism. That's me in a nutshell. Crack the nut, and you'll find a Southern girl gone Southern California who loves pizza and Diet Coke, and wishes she got to watch a lot more television. You can usually catch me up too late, on social media too much, or FINALLY putting a dent in my ever-growing To Be Read list!